diff --git a/include/ipmid/handler.hpp b/include/ipmid/handler.hpp
index 0359ee3..62fcbe9 100644
--- a/include/ipmid/handler.hpp
+++ b/include/ipmid/handler.hpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
             InputArgsType>::type;
         using ResultType = boost::callable_traits::return_type_t<Handler>;
 
-        UnpackArgsType unpackArgs;
+        UnpackArgsType unpackArgs{};
         request->payload.trailingOk = false;
         ipmi::Cc unpackError = request->unpack(unpackArgs);
         if (unpackError != ipmi::ccSuccess)